Nursing Board Disciplinary Defense

AL Code § 34-21-25 (2023) governs license suspension or revocation of Nursing licenses. Licenses can be affected by a number of things, especially criminal charges. AL Code § 34-21-25 (2023) states that the board may deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by it or otherwise discipline a licensee, or holder of a multistate privilege to practice in Alabama, upon proof of any of the following regarding the licensee:

• Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license.
• Has been convicted of a felony.
• Is guilty of a crime involving moral turpitude or of gross immorality that would tend to bring reproach upon the nursing profession.
• Is unfit or incompetent due to the use of alcohol, or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs to such an extent as to render him or her unsafe or unreliable as a licensee.
• Is unable to practice nursing with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness, inebriation, excessive use of drugs, narcotics, alcohol, chemicals, or any other substance, or as a result of any mental or physical condition.
• Has been convicted of any violation of a federal or state law relating to controlled substances.
• Is guilty of unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive, defraud, or injure the public in matters pertaining to health.
• Has willfully or repeatedly violated this article, as defined by board rules.
• Has been sentenced to a period of continuous incarceration serving a penal sentence for the commission of a misdemeanor or felony. The disciplinary action shall remain in effect until the board acts upon the application of the licensee for reinstatement of the license.

The board can collect fines of no more than $1,000.00 per violation and can bring legal proceedings necessary to effect compliance with this chapter against its nurses. Contact our Alabama Nursing Board defense attorney today at (205) 823-7233.

Whenever a written complaint is made to the board that a person has committed any of the acts or has come within any of the provisions enumerated in subsection (b), the board shall investigate the complaint and may bring an action in its own name to hear and determine the complaint. The hearing shall be held in Montgomery. The person whose qualification is under consideration shall have not less than 20 days’ written notice of the time and place of the initial hearing, and the notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the complaint. The notice may be served upon the accused person by any sheriff of the State of Alabama.

At The Stoves Law Firm, P.C., we understand the challenges faced by nurses who are under investigation by the Alabama Board of Nursing. Our attorneys are experienced in working with nurses to defend their licenses and livelihood when they are faced with complaints, disciplinary actions, and investigations.